Garment-receptacle.



G. H. WHBARY. GARMENT REGEPTAGLE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 3, 1910.

Patented May 3, 1910.

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GEORGE H. WHEARY, OF RACINE, WISCONSIN.

GARMENT-RECEPTACLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 3, 1910.

Application flled February 3, 1910. I Serial No. 541,824.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE I-I. WHEARY, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Racine, in the county of Racine and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Garment-Receptacles; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

My invention consists in what is herein particularly set forth with reference to the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the claims of this specification, its object being to provide simple, economical receptacles especially designed for sample garments and convenient display of same, whether said receptacles be wardrobe trunks,

, closets or otherwise.

Figure 1 of the drawings is indicated by line 1 1 in Fig. 2, and represents a longitudinal sectional view of the body portion of a wardrobe trunk in accordance with my invention, having some of the fixtures therein partly broken away; Fig. 2, a front elevation of the trunk-body and fixtures therein partly broken away, a portion of the trunk-closure being also shown in this view; Fig. 3, a fragment of the trunk partly in horizontal section on the plane indicated by line 3 3 in Fig. 1; Fig. 4, a view similar to said Fig. 1, illustrating a garment rack extension of the trunk set up outside the same; Fig. 5, a plan view of a fragment of the trunk inverted; Fig. 6, a sectional view of another fragment of the trunk on the plane indicated by line 6 6 in Fig. 4, and Fig. 7, a partly horizontal sectional view of still another fragment of the trunk.

Referring by numerals to the drawings, 8 indicates the body, and 9 the hinged closure of the trunk, these parts being of any suitable construction. Supported in the trunkbody adjacent to the top of same is a pair'of parallel horizontal rods 10, upon which to slidably suspend garment-hangers, that are preferably of the yielding species previously shown in Patent No. 912,342 of February 16, 1909, as individually comprising a clip 11, a headed and stop-shouldered stem 12, in sliding engagement with the clip central of same, a spring 13 on the stem, between its head and said clip, and a stiff-bar 14 suspended from said stem. The inner ends of the rods 10 are herein shown rigidly secured in a plate 15 that is similarly secured to the rear wall of the trunk, and bowed suspendthat have sliding engagement with the aforev said rods.

In preferably rule-j oint hinge connection with the outer ends of cach rod 10 is one end of an extension-rod 10, and the other end of the same is rigidly secured in a bar 17 having a rigid center stud 18 with which one end of a standard 19 is in preferably rulejoint hinge-connection. The other end of the standard is screw-threaded, and a nut 20 run thereon is engageable with a stud 21 depending from the top of the trunk at the front of same.

f The bottom of the trunk is shown provided at the front with a step in the form of a flanged plate 22 for the reception of the bar 17, and set-screws 23 are employed to fasten said bar in the step.

The normal position of the bar-connected extension-rods 10 and of the standard 19 is shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the nut 20 being run up on said standard to engage the stud 21 and the bar 17 secured in the step aforesaid, said standard and parts therewith being then out of the way and having the function of a brace for the trunk-body.

In Fig. 4, the bar-connected extension-rods 10 are shown swung up into horizontal position and supported by the swung down standard 19 upon which the nut 20 is adjusted to level said rail-extensions. Now if the follower herein shown, be removed, the hangers with the garments thereon may be run out of the trunk and said garments displayed in suspension from the extensionrods 10, each garment being readily accessible and convenient for closeinspection and the display effected in limited space.

The follower is a frame having the upper end of each of its Stiles 24 rigidly secured between upwardly projecting and preferably connected side plates 25. The outer edges of each pair of the plates are horizontally recessed to provide for sliding engagement with offset rails 26 attached to side walls of the trunk adjacent to the top of same and when connected said plates form an angular stile-straddling hanger-clip. Such clips are herein shown, and the same are suitably bent metal strips or castings as may be preferred. In practice, the follower is run back on the rails 26 close against the contents of the body of the trunk and then bound, adjacent to its lower end, by a strap 27, provided in connection with the rear and side walls of said trunk, the result being a cramp of the follower-hangers on said rails to thus securely hold said follower in the position to which it has been adjusted.

I claim:

l. A receptacle, ahorizontal rod, means by which the rod is permanently suspended in the receptacle to afford clearance throughout its length for slidable garment-hangers having direct primary support thereon, an extension rod in swing-union at one end with the rod aforesaid, a bar attached to the other end of the extension rod, a standard in swing-connection with the bar, and a fastening device carried by said bar for securing the same Within said receptacle, said eX- tcnsion rod and standard being then parallel to one another at right-angles to said horizontal rod.

2. A receptacle, a horizontal rod suspended in the receptacle for the support of slidable garment-hangers, an extension-rod in swingunion at one end with the rod aforesaid, a standard in similar union with the other end of the extension-rod, a nut engaging a screw-threaded end of the standard, and a nut-engaging device in the upper front portion of said receptacle.

3. A receptacle, a horizontal rod suspended in the receptacle for the support of slidable garment-hangers, an extension-rod in swingunion at one end with the rod aforesaid, a standard in similar union with the other end of the extension-rod, a thumb-screw carried by the union of said extensionrod and standard for engagement with a socket in thc lower front portion of said receptacle, a nut run on a screw-threaded end of the aforesaid standard, and a nut-engaging device in the upper front portion of the aforesaid receptacle.

el. A receptacle having the bottom thereof provided with a step, a horizontal rod suspended in the receptacle for the support of slidable garment-hangers, an extension-rod in swing-union at one end with the rod aforesaid, a bar secured to the other end of the extension-rod and engageable with said step, means in connection with the bar for detachably securing the same in the step, a standard in swing-connection at one end, with the bar, and a combined lengthening and locking device in connection with the other end of the standard.

5. A receptacle, a pair of parallel horizontal rods suspended in the receptacle for the support of slidable garment-hangers, eX- tension-rods having ends thereof in swingunion with the rods aforesaid, a bar connecting the other ends of the extension-rods, means in connection With the bar for detachably securing the same in a seat with Which the bottom of the receptacle is provided, a standard in swing-union at one end with said bar, a nut adjustable on the other end of the standard, and a nut-engaging device in the upper front portion of said receptacle.

6. A receptacle, a. horizontal rod suspended in the receptacle for the support of slidable garment-hangers, an extension-rod' in swingunion at one end with the rod aforesaid, a standard in similar union with the other end of the extension-rod, and means for rigidly securing the standard at both ends thereof in normal position within said receptacle to brace the same.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing have hereunto set my hand at Racine in the county of Racine and State of ViscOnsin in the presence of two witnesses.

GEO. H. VHERY.

lVitnesses z WAX BLOCH, CLINT D. FRAZELL. 

